A practical, side-by-side comparison for investigators evaluating web evidence capture tools.
Capture complex pages, expand comments automatically, and generate digitally signed evidence at the moment of capture.
Digitally signed. Timestamped.
Court-defensible by default.
For investigators comparing Hunchly and Forensic OSINT
Hunchly established structured approaches to online evidence capture and chain-of-custody preservation. Forensic OSINT is a Hunchly alternative that extends capture into advanced workflows for complex pages, expanded comments, and court-ready reporting.
Example of a digitally signed, timestamped PDF generated at capture time.
Every capture is immediately preserved as a digitally signed, timestamped PDF with embedded metadata.
No exporting, assembling, or manual verification required.
Defensibility requires capturing what was actually visible at the time of observation.
Social media pages are automatically scrolled and comments expanded to capture full context.
Forensic OSINT is built for modern, dynamic platforms. Expanded comments, nested threads, long-scroll pages, embedded media, and visible profile elements such as usernames and profile images are captured exactly as viewed, preserving full visual context for court and future analysis.
Once content is captured, relevant data must be extracted for analysis.
Key identifiers like usernames, IDs, and URLs are automatically extracted from captures.
Usernames, account IDs, links, and other identifiers are extracted directly from captures without bookmarklets, scraping tools, or manual setup.
Video content requires documented continuity from source to storage.
Videos are downloaded with comprehensive continuity reports documenting provenance and metadata.
Videos are downloaded directly from supported platforms and paired with a Video Evidence Continuity Report documenting provenance, timestamps, and metadata.
Effective investigation requires understanding platform-specific collection methods.
Platform-specific investigative tips and best practices are built directly into the workflow.
Platform-specific investigative tips and best practices are available inside the tool, helping analysts work with confidence.
Individual captures become more valuable when connected across cases and subjects.
Subject Dossier links identities, aliases, timelines, and evidence across captures and cases.
Intelligence tools like the Subject Dossier link identities, aliases, timelines, and evidence across captures and cases.
Used by criminal and civil investigators who require defensible evidence, auditability, and repeatable capture workflows.
Hunchly established structured approaches to online evidence capture and chain-of-custody preservation. For many investigators, it became an early standard for documenting web content defensibly.
Forensic OSINT goes further than Hunchly by extending capture beyond basic preservation. It captures complex pages more completely, expands comments automatically, preserves dynamic content as it appeared to a human observer, and generates court-ready evidence at the moment of capture — without manual exports, stitched screenshots, or secondary tools.
Where Hunchly focuses on preserving individual captures, Forensic OSINT builds on that foundation by allowing investigators to start with court-ready capture in Essential, while intelligence and investigative context accumulate in the background. When teams are ready, upgrading to ELITE unlocks advanced analysis and intelligence capabilities across previously captured evidence.
Basic web page capture
Manual export and report assembly
Limited handling of dynamic content and comment expansion
Court-ready capture in Essential
Advanced capture for complex, dynamic pages
Preservation by default with digital signatures and timestamps
ELITE unlocks advanced intelligence and analysis applied to previously captured evidence
Forensic OSINT is designed to replace traditional web capture tools by combining advanced capture, preservation, and investigative intelligence in one system.
Q: Does Forensic OSINT replace Hunchly?
Forensic OSINT is designed to serve the same core purpose as Hunchly while extending its capabilities. It captures more complex content and removes the need for manual exporting, stitching, or reliance on external reporting tools.
Q: Is the evidence as defensible as Hunchly captures?
Yes. Each capture is digitally signed and timestamped at the moment of collection, preserving integrity. This produces standardized, court-ready documentation by default.
Designed for criminal and civil investigators who must preserve evidence integrity and explain their process in court.
| Feature | Hunchly | Forensic OSINT |
|---|---|---|
| Digitally Signed Reports | ✖ | ✔ |
| Automatic Key Identifier Extraction | ✖ | ✔ |
| Social Media Comment Capture | Limited | ✔ Expanded |
| Video Downloads & Continuity Reports | ✖ | ✔ |
| Centralized Intelligence Store | ✖ | ✔ |
| Team Collaboration & Analysis | ✖ | ✔ |
*Advanced analysis and reporting available with at least one ELITE license.
Many investigators continue using Hunchly while adopting Forensic OSINT for deeper capture, court-ready reporting, or collaborative workflows.
Every capture within Forensic OSINT is automatically hashed, digitally signed, and stored securely — but it doesn't stop there. Captures sync into a central intelligence store, creating a growing, searchable archive of evidence across all OSINT investigations.
This ensures that investigative leads can analyze previously captured data months or years later, uncover new connections, and strengthen future cases without redoing the same work.
Whether you start with a single Essential license or deploy across your organization, your data is preserved and ready for deeper analysis when you upgrade.
| Feature / Level | Hunchly | Essential | ELITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 👤 Account & Access | |||
| ⭐ Forensic Captures | Hashed Only — No Signed or Timestamped Reports | ||
| ⭐ Team Features (Includes User Management, Shared Captures & Team Sync) | Requires ELITE Add-On (Min. Licenses) | ||
| 📸 Capture Features | |||
| Number of Captures (per year) | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| ⭐ Full-Page Scrolling Screenshot Automatically scrolls the page to capture up to 20 (Essential) or 500 (ELITE) screen-length images — creating a full-page visual record of what the investigator saw, including expanded comments and media. | 20 | 500 | |
| Current-Screen Screenshot Instantly captures the visible on-screen view — ideal for dynamic or short-lived content. | Manually via note feature. | ||
| Continuous Auto-Capture | |||
| Download Images | |||
| Hash All Files | |||
| MHTML (source code) | |||
| Video Downloads (per year) | 50 | Unlimited | |
| Advanced Capture FB Marketplace, Groups, IG Stories, Chat Apps | |||
| Focused Captures Targeted Instagram Captures (Focused Mode) | |||
| 🧾 Reporting & Evidence | |||
| Video Evidence Continuity Report | |||
| ⭐ PDF Reports Digitally Signed & Timestamped for Court Use | |||
| OCR + Searchable PDF Screenshots | |||
| PDF Redaction (search & redact text from screenshots) | Coming Winter 2026 | ||
| PDF Print Options Simple per page • Embedded metadata on images | |||
| Custom PDF Filenames | |||
| MS Word Draft Export | |||
| 🧠 Investigation Tools | |||
| Data Insights Key Value Extractions(userIDs, likes, followers, etc.) | Limited - No Social IDs | ||
| Comment Auto Expansion (auto-expands comments on YouTube, Facebook & Instagram) | |||
| Keyword Alerts | |||
| Annotation & Tagging | |||
| Search Individual Capture (including screen captures) | Coming Winter 2026 | Coming Winter 2026 | |
| ⭐ Search Across All Cases & Captures (including screen captures) | |||
| AI IntegrationOptional – On-Prem or Cloud | Coming Winter 2026 | ||
| 🔍 OSINT Tools | |||
| ⭐ IP Lookup Tool Forensic IP reports with VPN/proxy detection, geolocation & court-ready PDF exports | 100/month | 10,000/month | |
| Username Search Search 600+ platforms for matching usernames | 100/month | 1,000/month | |
| Email Header Analyzer Spoofing detection, sender tracing & routing intelligence — 100% client-side | 1,000/month | Unlimited | |
| Domain-to-IP Lookup DNS resolution, security scoring, tech stack detection & email deliverability | 1,000/month | Unlimited | |
| Image EXIF Reader GPS, edit history, anomaly detection & duplicate finder — 100% client-side | 1,000/month | Unlimited | |
| Timestamp Decoder Extract & decode hidden timestamps from URLs, APIs & page source — 100% client-side | 1,000/month | Unlimited | |
| 🗂️ Case Management | |||
| Case Management | ✔️ Limited | ✔️ Limited | ✔️ |
| ⭐ Subject Dossier Centralized Dossiers for People of Interest | |||
| 🖥️ Platform & Backend | |||
| OSINT Knowledgebase Integration | |||
| Custom Branding | |||
| External Integrations (JSON, CSV) | Maltego | Coming Winter 2026 | |
| On-Prem Capable | |||
| Single-Tenant Cloud Backend | Add-on | Add-on | |
| 📝 Forensic Notes Add-ons | |||
| ⭐ Electronic Notetaking (Forensic Notes) | |||
| Forensic Witness | |||
| Forensic Notes Professional Subscription | ✔️ value: $588 | ||
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Clients and courts must be able to trust that what you present accurately reflects what you observed at the time of capture.
Forensic OSINT ensures that every page, image, comment, and video is preserved exactly as it appeared, with timestamps, digital signatures, and continuity built in.
When evidence is challenged, you can demonstrate not just what was captured, but how and when it was captured.
One of my biggest challenges with Facebook captures was that traditional capture tools often missed key visuals, especially profile photos and embedded images.
With Forensic OSINT, what you see is what's captured.
Every image, every scroll, every comment is preserved exactly as it appeared, so months or years later we can present in court precisely what was visible at the time.
As a solo OSINT investigator, I used Hunchly for years because it gave me structure and credibility. But Forensic OSINT took my workflow to a completely different level.
The ability to generate signed, timestamped reports, capture scrolling pages, and extract key identifiers automatically saves me hours on every case.
Even working alone, I can now present evidence with the same level of professionalism as a full investigative team.
As a full time OSINT investigator, I am regularly asked to present evidence in court in support of investigations.
The biggest sticking point with respect to OSINT evidence is continuity and preservation of online sourced data, particularly social media and multi media.
I'm absolutely thrilled with the capabilities of Forensic OSINT and use it almost daily in my investigations.
Forensic OSINT is a fantastic collection and preservation tool built by two OSINT powerhouses.
I highly recommend it for your next investigation. On a recent case I had to capture long pages, embedded media, and source code with timestamps.
Forensic OSINT handled it cleanly and the timestamps became a valuable record of my work. It exceeded my expectations and is now my go-to for documenting OSINT.
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